BA German and Russian
Entry requirements
A Level: ABB A level grade B is required for any advanced language you wish to study. See below for full information.. IB: 6,5,5 including 32 points total. See below for full information.. BTEC: BTEC Extended Diploma: DDM, plus a B at A level in the required subject/s. See below for full information.
About this course
Bachelor of Arts in German and Russian, a German and Russian Studies degree centred on language acquisition and cultural history. Core topics include Global & Comparative Perspective. The course includes a compulsory year abroad. The first year covers foundational language and culture through modules such as German Language 1 (Advanced), Russian Language 1 (Beginners): Decoding and Discovering Russian, Nation, Democracy, Diversity in the German-speaking world, and Red Lives: A Cultural History of Soviet Life and Its Afterlife. The second year builds proficiency with modules including German Language 2 (Advanced), Russian Language 2 (Intermediate): Russian Language in Action, Cultures of Protest and Terror in West Germany, 1967-1977, and 19th Century Russia through the Lens of the Novel. The final year advances fluency and specialized knowledge through options such as German Language Final Year, Russian Language Final Year: Towards Fluency, Business Russian, and Audio-Visual Translation Project: Russian to English, alongside independent study modules.
Modules
- Discover: Personal, Academic and Professional Development in Modern Languages
- Nation, Democracy, Diversity in the German-speaking world
- German Language 1 (Advanced)
- German Language 1 (Beginners)
- Red Lives: A Cultural History of Soviet Life and Its Afterlife
- Roots of the Rus': Language, Culture, and Civilisation
- Russian Language 1 (Beginners): Decoding and Discovering Russian
- Introduction to European Film A
- Introduction to European Film B
- Introduction to Linguistics A: Science of Language
- Introduction to Linguistics B: language change and variation
- Landmarks in European Literature A
- Landmarks in European Literature B
- Translation in Practice I
- Translation in Practice II
- Creating Identities in the German-Speaking World A
- Creating Identities in the German-Speaking World B
- Beginners Catalan Language A
- Beginners Catalan Language B
- Catalan Culture Project A
- Catalan Culture Project B
- German Language 2 (Advanced)
- German Language 2 (Intermediate)
- 19th Century Russia through the Lens of the Novel
- Russian Language 2 (Intermediate): Russian Language in Action
- Cultures of Protest and Terror in West Germany, 1967-1977
- Ideals and Ideas: The Making of Modern Germany
- Obedience and Autonomy in German Culture and Thought
- Cross-Cultural Cinema: Film Adaptation beyond the Nation-State
- Cross-Cultural Cinema: Migration and Displacement
- Global Enterprise Project
- Language and power
- Teaching and Learning (languages) in the 21st century
- Work, The Future and You
- Translation in the Workplace
- Beginners Catalan Language A
- Beginners Catalan Language B
- Intermediate Catalan Language A
- Intermediate Catalan Language B
- Artistic and Literary Representations of Barcelona
- Gender, New Media and Cultural Identity
- Exploring Italian cities: texts and contexts
- Final Year Extended Independent Study Module in Modern Languages
- Final Year Independent Study Module in Modern Languages Semester 1
- German Language Final Year
- Russian Language Final Year: Towards Fluency
- Audio-Visual Translation Project: Russian to English
- Business Russian
- Back to the Future – Hidden Histories and Utopian Possibilities, 1800-present
- Contemporary representations of the body: literature, theory and art
- Echoes of Colonialism and Imperialism Across Cultures
- From Text to Tech: Digital Approaches to Languages and Cultures
- Language, Culture and Communication: Digging into the text
- The Romance languages: structure, variation and change
- Translation and Creativity in the Digital Age I
- Translation and Creativity in the Digital Age II
- Uniformity and diversity in the Iberian-Romance speaking world
- Seeing Differently: German-Language Cinema since 1960
- Sex, Seduction and Submission: Gender in German Literature from 1900 to Today
- War in Peace: Writing the First World War in Germany, 1918-1939
- Advanced Catalan Language A
- Advanced Catalan Language B
- Intermediate Catalan Language A
- Intermediate Catalan Language B